| Rosa, Sola Contributor(s): Martino, Carmela A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0692147519 ISBN-13: 9780692147511 Publisher: Arquilla Press OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Religious - Christian - Family - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Religion & Faith |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5" W x 8" (0.43 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 103510 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: NOTE: this edition includes a "Discussion Questions" section for classroom use. Rosa Bernardi, an only child living with her Italian immigrant parents in 1960s Chicago, often feels alone, or sola, as her parents would say. But after she holds her best friend AnnaMaria's baby brother for the first time, Rosa is sure that if she prays hard enough, God will send her a brother of her own. When Rosa's prayers for a sibling are answered, she is overjoyed--until tragedy strikes. Rosa is left feeling more sola than ever, and wondering if her broken family will ever be whole again. A Booklist Top Ten First Novel for Youth and winner of a 2017 Catholic Press Association Book Award. |
Contributor Bio(s): Martino, Carmela A.: - Carmela Martino is an author, speaker, and writing teacher. She wrote the middle-grade novel, Rosa, Sola (originally published by Candlewick Press), while working on her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College. The novel was a Booklist "Top Ten First Novel for Youth" and winner of a Catholic Press Association Book Award. Her second novel, the young-adult historical romance Playing by Heart (Vinspire Publishing), has received numerous awards, including the Catholic Arts and Letters Award, the Independent Author Network Book of the Year Award for Outstanding Young Adult Fiction, and a Moonbeam Children's Book Awards Gold Medal for Young Adult Historical. Carmela has taught writing workshops for children and adults since 1998, and she blogs about teaching and writing at TeachingAuthors.com. For more info, see www.carmelamartino.com. |